Table 2. Counselling observations across the three criteria groups.
| Newly initiated | Suppressed VLs | Unsuppressed VLs | Total N = 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of observations | 6 | 11 | 8 | 25 |
| Length of counselling session in minutes (mean, [range]) | 8.2 [5,10] | 8.8 [4, 18] | 6.86 [2, 14] | 8.1 |
| Presence of child in session | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| Presence of primary caregiver | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24a |
| Caregiver and child counselled in same session, yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Number of interruptions during counselling sessionsb | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| >1 counselling session taking place, yes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
aFor one child (newly initiated on ART), an aunt attended the counselling session on the primary caregiver’s (mothers) behalf. In eight of the observations, the counselling sessions lacked privacy.
bCounselling sessions were interrupted by other members of staff and by other patients.